Due to a spike in global mutton prices over the past decade and for want of a sheep variety that can thrive on freezing plateaus, many herders in Gansu province began crossbreeding a local sheep ...

With more than a thousand breeds to choose from, first-time sheep farmers must plan carefully, making sure to provide plenty of space and strong fencing. Sheep are social animals, so they need ...

I’ve been hearing so much about ticks lately that it’s really been bugging me. The Asian Longhorned Tick is certainly one to keep an eye out for in our herds and flocks, but another ectoparasite that ...

CHIMAYÓ, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico State University initiative aims to help secure the future of a pair of centuries-old practices in the state: herding sheep and weaving their wool into designs, both ...

BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. -- Center of the Nation Wool, Inc. is aptly named. It's at the center of major producing areas, and at a geographical center if you count Alaska and Hawaii, says Larry Prager, ...